Man kills father for motorcycle

VARANASI: A man was killed by his son due to a minor dispute at Khaira Nifki village under Nagra police station in Ballia district on Monday night. According to reports, Shivanand Giri (62) lived in Khaira Nifki village with his family. His elder son, Anil who works in a city to earn livelihood had come home for few days on vacation.

On Monday night, when Anil asked his father for keys of his motorcycle, he refused. A quarrel ensued between the two and Anil started damaging the motorcycle with a brick. When Shivanand raised objection over it Anil hit him on his head stick, killing him on the spot. Anil then fled from the scene. The younger son of Shivanand lodged a named FIR with police in this connection. Police have launched a manhunt to nab Anil after sending the body for postmortem.